Jun 8, 2022I tried both options of generating PDF on the browser tab and got this message when i tried to knit…1Victoria J. AbdulkadirCheck if your Chrome is updated and the Rmarkdown package. It seems to be running fine for me.Check if your Chrome is updated and the Rmarkdown package. It seems to be running fine for me. Try these settings as I ran using these ones: output: pagedown::html_resume: css: ['css/custom_resume.css', 'css/styles.css', 'resume'] # set it to true for a self-contained HTML page but it'll take longer to render self_contained: false # uncomment this line to produce HTML and PDF in RStudio: knit: pagedown::chrome_print1 min read1 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Feb 26, 2022Member-onlyGenerating Color Palettes in RList of R packages to generate color palettes from images — Join Medium with my referral link - Abhinav Malasi As a Medium member, a portion of your membership fee goes to writers you read, and you get full access to every story…abhinav-malasi.medium.com For the past couple of months, I was trying my hands on generative art. And the majority of my art ended up in shades of gray. …Color Palette Generator5 min readColor Palette Generator5 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Aug 27, 2021Member-onlyWhat aspect ratio to use when creating line plotsLearn how to create better charts and find hidden insights in time series using appropriate aspect ratios for your line plots. — One of the most overlooked aspects of creating charts is the use of incorrect aspect ratios. Even in photography, changing the aspect ratio makes the photograph look skewed. Here, it is easy to rectify the aspect ratio. But is it that easy when creating charts? Let’s compare three plots and…Aspect Ratio6 min readAspect Ratio6 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Aug 21, 2021Member-onlyThemes to spice up visualizations with ggplot2Leveraging the extensions of the ggplot2 package on stepping up the visualizations. — On a single glance, when you look at a visualization, few things pop out, which may vary from person to person. Those eye-catching features can be the charts or images, colors used, text style, or even the background. If you are into data visualization and familiar with principles for creating…Data Visualization6 min readData Visualization6 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Aug 17, 2021Member-onlyWhat chart type to use when visualizing time seriesTips on how and when to choose bar charts over line plots when visualizing time-series data — Data visualization is a powerful tool for communicating information to a broader audience. This means apart from using the right color scheme, font size, and font type; using a proper chart type to depict the data is also important. The focus of this article, as clear from the title, is…Data Visualization5 min readData Visualization5 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Jul 16, 2021Member-onlyExcel(ing) with R: Automating ExcelAutomate reading, writing, merging, and splitting multiple Excel files using R — One of the beauties of the data analytics field is its openness to multiple tools. The field has already shown that knowledge of one single tool is a handicap. In order to survive and grow in this field, you ought to be: Jack of all trades and master of some…Automation6 min readAutomation6 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Jul 8, 2021Member-onlySix Guidelines for Good VisualizationsKey takeaways from the works of DataViz legends. — Here I discuss six guiding principles that I find very effective for creating good visualizations. Some are learned from experience/observations and others by the teaching of the pioneers of data visualizations. “Good design is a lot like clear thinking made visual.” — Edward Tufte This is not an exhaustive list…Data Visualization6 min readData Visualization6 min read
Published inGeek Culture·Jun 29, 2021Member-onlyHow to map data with RA hands-on tutorial to get you to start creating maps with R. Maps are one of the widely read and understood visualizations that keep getting more and more traction. Since the start of the pandemic, the maps caught my attention again after a gap of more than two decades. The…Data Visualization10 min readData Visualization10 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Jun 17, 2021Member-onlyComplete guide to animating bar chartsStep by step guide to animate two different styles of bar charts — Data visualizations in the form of plot and infographics are the way to convey stories. The stories are appealing to the masses if they have substance to them and are self-explanatory. The reason infographics or presentations are more popular than a mere plot because they convey a story and are…Hands On Tutorials10 min readHands On Tutorials10 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Apr 12, 2021Member-onlyIntroduction to Basic Excel R Toolkit (BERT)Opening up a plethora of R functionalities to Excel users with BERT add-in. — Excel has been the go-to data analytics tool for businesses for the last three decades. Excel provides built-in tools to conduct statistical analysis, creating budgets, forecasting, dashboards, data plotting, etc. And then there are add-ins to fill in the analytical gap or improve performance. For me, Excel had been a…R7 min readR7 min read
